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Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>\u201cI was afraid that I might lose my job after discovering that E20 million has disappeared in the ministry\u2019s account from the money deposited by the Treasury Department for the payment of scholarships for students.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

That was said by John Hlophe, the Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security when responding to questions about money said to have \u2018disappeared\u2019 from the ministry\u2019s account on Tuesday. The PS said there was a computer error when the funds were deposited from the Treasury Department. Instead of reflecting in the ministry\u2019s account, the funds were erroneously deposited into another account at the ministry. The discovery of the missing E20 million, according to Hlophe, happened on Tuesday. He explained that after discovering that the funds were not reflecting in the ministry\u2019s account yet the deposit had been made, he then promptly called the Treasury Department. The funds were meant to pay for scholarships for students in tertiary institutions outside the country. \u201cI was told that the computer cut the amount to another account that did not exist at Treasury. The computer erroneously deposited the money into that account but the error was later noted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said the ministry started investigations. Hlophe added that students who were awarded scholarships to pursue their academic careers outside the country were not paid using cheques but their tuition fees were deposited directly into their respective accounts. He said he had thought his job was on the line after the discovery of the missing money. The PS said government has paid E18 million for the over 500 students studying abroad.<\/p>\n

However, Minister of Labour and Social Security Phila Buthelezi, said he was not aware of the matter. \u201cI am not aware and only know that government paid about E13.5 million to universities in South Africa who met the scholarship requirements and beat the deadline of submission. I am not aware of this matter,\u201d he said. Initially, government had budgeted about E350 million for all students studying in local tertiary institutions. Accountant General Samuel Mbingo said he was alerted about the matter by the ministry, but referred them to the custodian ministry in charge of this issue, Ministry of Finance. \u201cThey called me but I directed them to the Ministry of Finace,\u201d Mbingo said. Ministry of Finance PS Sizakele Dlamini, said she was held up in a meeting when efforts were made to get a comment from her. \u201cI cannot answer calls as I am in a meeting,\u201d she briefly said.<\/p>\n

Minister of Finance Neal Rijkenberg said the matter had not been reported to him but it seemed that the error was corrected. \u201cThis matter has not been reported to me, but it seems from what you are saying that an error was made but has been corrected,\u201d the minister briefly said in a Whatsapp message after also indicating that he was in a meeting. Initially, a senior government official confided that she was told at the Scholarship Board that there was E20 million that was missing when she had gone to enquire about the payment of fees for her child at a tertiary institution in South Africa. \u201cI was told that my child\u2019s fees might not be paid this year after the disappearance of E20 million at the ministry\u2019s account. I was not alone as I also found others who had gone to make enquiries,\u201d said the senior government official.<\/p>\n

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